July 4th Weekend Street Closures in Brooklyn

BY BRENDAN KRISEL

BROOKLYN, NY — Driving on the Fourth of July weekend will be a mess. The New York City Department of Transportation announced road closures for the holiday weekend, and things don't look good for motorists.

Saturday, July 2

• Brooklyn-bound traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge will be restricted to two lanes from 2 am to 2 pm, and one lane from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m.
• Manhattan-bound traffic on the Brooklyn Bride will be restricted to two lanes from 1 am to 7 am, and one lane from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.
• One tube of the Battery Park Underpass will be closed on Saturday from 1 a.m. to 8 a.m. for the restoration of the electrical and mechanical systems damaged by Superstorm Sandy. The West Street Underpass will be open when the south tube (West Street to FDR Drive) is closed.
• East 152nd Street between Jackson Avenue and Wales Avenue in the Bronx will be closed on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday, July 4

The following streets will be closed on Monday from 6 pm to 10 pm for the Macy’s 4th of July fireworks celebration:

Brooklyn:

• Area bounded by Atlantic Avenue on the south; Old Fulton Street on the north; Hicks Street on the east; East River on the west (all inclusive)
• Old Fulton Street between Hicks Street and Prospect Street
• Cadman Plaza West between Prospect Street and Tillary Street
• Front Street and Water Street between Old Fulton Street and Jay Street

Manhattan:

• FDR Drive between Battery Park Underpass and East 63rd Street
• South Street between Whitehall Street and Robert F. Wagner Sr. Place
• FDR Drive Service Roads between Cherry Street and 63rd Street
• Water Street between Whitehall Street and Fulton Street
• Pearl Street between Fulton Street and Robert F. Wagner Sr. Place
• Whitehall Street, Broad Street and Old Slip between Water Street and South Street
• Robert F. Wagner Sr. Place between Pearl Street and South Street
• Cherry Street between Jackson Street and FDR Drive
• Delancey Street between Lewis Street and FDR Drive
• East Houston Street between Baruch Place and FDR Drive
• Avenue C between 13th Street and Avenue C Entrance Ramp to FDR Drive
• Avenue C Entrance Ramps
• East 6th Street between Avenue D and FDR Drive
• East 10th Street between Avenue D and FDR Drive
• 14th Street between Avenue C and Avenue B
• Avenue C between East 16th Street and East 20th Street
• East 20th Street between 1st Avenue and Avenue C
• East 23rd Street between 1st Avenue and Avenue C
• East 26th Street between 1st Avenue and FDR Drive
• East 30th Street between 1st Avenue and FDR Drive
• 30th Street Entrance Ramps
• East 33rd Street between 1st Avenue and 3rd Avenue
• East 34th Street between 2nd Avenue and FDR Drive
• 34th Street Entrance Ramps
• East 37th Street and East 38th Street between 1st Avenue and FDR Drive
• East 41st Street and East 42nd Street between 1st Avenue and FDR Drive
• 42nd Street Entrance Ramps
• East 48th Street and East 49th Street between 1st Avenue and FDR Drive
• East 53rd Street between 1st Avenue and FDR Drive

Queens:

• Area bounded by 44th Drive on the north; Borden Avenue on the south; Vernon Boulevard on the east; East River on the west (all inclusive)
• Center Boulevard between Borden Avenue and 54th Avenue
• 2nd Street between Borden Avenue and Newtown Creek/Dead End
• Vernon Boulevard between 54th Avenue and Newtown Creek/Dead End
• 54th Avenue between Center Boulevard and Vernon Boulevard

Monday closings unrelated to fireworks:

• Cliff Street between John Street and Fulton Street in Manhattan will be closed from noon to 6 p.m. for the 4th of July Block Party
• Fulton Street between Water Street and Gold Street in Manhattan will be closed from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the Community Board #1 Great July 4th Fair
• Glen Street between Victory Boulevard and Cannon Avenue, Cannon Avenue between Glen Street and Victory Boulevard, and Victory Boulevard between Cannon Avenue and Glen Street on Staten Island will be closed from noon to 3 p.m. for the Travis 4th of July Parade
• Clove Road between Martling Avenue and Forest Avenue and Forest Avenue between Victory Boulevard and Manor Road on Staten Island will be closed from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. for the Arielle Newman/Pepper Martin Foot Race

[Photo: Chad Kainz via flickr]